Makayla Gilliam-Price is an American social activist who combats racism,

police brutality Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, ...

, and

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and

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Life

Gilliam-Price was born to Zelda and John. As an infant in 1998, she attended protests with her parents against her uncle Tyrone Delano Gilliam Jr.'s death sentence. He was executed by

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in November that year. Gilliam-Price graduated from

Baltimore City College Baltimore City College, known colloquially as City, City College, and B.C.C., is a college preparatory school with a liberal arts focus and selective admissions criteria located in Baltimore, Maryland. Opened in October 1839, B.C.C. is the thir ...

in 2016. While in high school, she co-founded City Bloc, a

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organization. She also led a school

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to protest arming school resource officers. She attended a debate camp which helped develop her voice. Gilliam-Price is a social activist who is interested in combatting racism in multiple sectors including

and

, and immigration. In October 2015, after the

killing of Freddie Gray On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., a 25-year-old African American, was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department over his legal possession of a knife. While being transported in a police van, Gray sustained injuries and was taken to ...

, Gilliam-Price was among the group that was arrested as part of a

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protest at the

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. In January 2016, her blog post calling out Victor Gearhart, a high-ranked Baltimore police officer and Baltimore City

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vice president, for his racist tweets led to his removal and reassignment. Gilliam-Price's activism was featured in the 2017 documentary, ''

Baltimore Rising ''Baltimore Rising'' is a 2017 documentary on the protests in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. It was created, directed, and produced by actor and filmmaker Sonja Sohn and HBO Films. It covers the death of Freddie Gray, the protests a ...

''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilliam-Price, Makayla Living people 1998 births Place of birth missing (living people) Activists from Baltimore 21st-century African-American women American women activists African-American activists Baltimore City College alumni